baby elmo

Noah has become quite attached to a friend named, Elmo. He received him for Christmas last year from Grammie and Pops. Little did we know that Elmo would become his "baby" when Jude entered the world. Elmo usually tee-tee's in the potty during the day, gets rocked in the rocking chair, takes frequent short naps, and is loved very much by a sweet boy named Noah. We have all found it funny that Noah has enjoyed being such a good pal to Elmo when he doesn't seem to know that his brother exists!

Yesterday I found Noah praying with Elmo. He was putting Elmo "night, night" for about the 5th time that morning, when he closed his eyes and helped Elmo pray for everyone in the family. Then he kissed and hugged Elmo and left him to take a nap. I thought it was pretty funny and sweet at the same time. First of all, he's pretending which means he has a good imagination. He's also nurturing which will make him a good daddy one day. Finally, he's paying attention to us. When Clay and I put him to bed at night, we always pray with him, then kiss and hug him. Even when he doesn't seem to care about these prayer times, he's learning and it's becoming an important ritual to him!